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These books are fabulous! There are wonderful illustrations that accompany lots of facts about the animals, their life cycle, habitat, etc. They follow one member of the family, making it ain interesting story for children.
Smithsonian Backyard Collection and Smithsonian Oceanic Collection .
There are about 30 titles from each series. I wish our library had more of them.
Right now, we are reading Sockeye's Journey Home and Mallard Duck at Meadow View Pond.
If you're searching at your library for them, type in a keyword search with words:
Smithsonian Backyard
or
Smithsonian Oceanic
....to see which of the titles a library has.
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We LOVE these books and have for years. The are beautiful.
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I live in Miami and have so much trouble searching at my library! I dont know if we dont have the Smithsonian Ocieanic or i just cant find it but it sounds great. We are temporarily living on the beach so I am doing as much about the ocean as possible while we are here. I will ask about it next time I go there. Thx.
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You must beleive me...I did type it correctly when I searched for it 
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from another thread:
Rachel May wrote:
Have you seen this book God's Photo Albumn? Here is a description of it:
"Shelly Mecum and her students had a dream - and enough courage and faith to make their dream soar. Tirelessly optimistic and fiercely determined to save the struggling Ewa Beach elementary school on Oahu, Hawaii, Mecum mobilized a community to realize her vision: a spiritual quest for God and a brave book-writing adventure. Some 168 young children and their families, ranging from five to eighty years old, toted cameras, notebooks, and pencils across the island by bus, trolley, and glass-bottom boat. Their mission? To find God. And - each in their own way - they did: in palm trees and koi ponds, on rugged shores, in the Hard Rock Cafe, and in one another.
Here are their surprising snapshots and inspiring observations, offering unforgettable moments of grace. Proof that no dream is too big, this story will capture the hearts of everyone who wants to know how to find God."
PS Turtle Bay is going to be so great! |
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for kids a bit older, related subjects but not necessarily sea/ocean focused only:
The Sailor Who Captured the Sea - about the Book of Kells
When Jessie Came Across the Sea - about immigration
So Far From the Sea - about Japanese Internment (Manzanar) sad 
Books about Whales and Dolphins
from Leonie:
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* The Hidden Forest ( about a kelp forest off Tasmania. We read that this week for our oceans theme. ). By Jeanne Baker
* Where the Forest Meets the sea. Also by Jeanne Baker. About a rainforest.
*Greetings from Sandy Beach by Bob Graham. A summer camping trip at the beach!
Some books by Alison Lester - Imagine; Magic Beach; Are We There Yet?( A Journey Around Australia) |
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from Meredith:
The Seashore Book by Charlotte Zolotow
Night of the Moonjellies
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Ohhhhhh, I just LOVE Loud Emily !!!!!! I know you're just compiling, Stef....but i saw it, and it brought a smile to my face! 
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Exploring the Deep, Dark Sea by Gail Gibbons for the slightly older child, ages 8-10.
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